St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-15
Opening Of the French Fair
for ST. Louis School at
Market Hall.
The Record Shows a Small
Loss by Fire in the City
Within a Year.
What Prominent Men Said in
the Hotel CorridoPS--The
Social World.
Summary Of the Doings OF
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
THE FRENCH FAIR.
Opening of the Annual Event fOl
tho Rprefit OF ST. LOUiS School.

the Benefit OF St. Louis School.
The long talked-of French fair for the
benefit of st. Louis school began last
night in Market hall, and the place was
net TANNED 10 suffOcatiOn for the reason
that it was the initial evening. How
ever. it was very successful in spite of
the many drawbacks. and everything
was there. from the cute little
child who is candidate for
flaxen-haired doll to the dignliied and
handsome. black-eyed young LADY, VINO
CAPTURES enc and all with her naive re
quest: Won't you please buy N0le
for the gCld-headed cane:
The Young people predomiiated last
evening. and The black-cyed beauties
before mentioned were nanny. One
only had to sit in 4 retired corner, and
if his appearance betOkened the pres
ence OF any wealth in his pockets, a
dozen pretty girls, from sweet sixteen
and upwards, sent an avalanche OF Sc
ductiVe smiles in his direction. not only
drawing him from the niche but coaXing
the festive dime from his inside
pocket"
on all sides were booths containing
silverware, seaiskin caps. handsome
WreathS. smoking cans ana everything
Imaginable. on which each pasSer-by
was expected to take chance. In one
corner was wheel OF fortune ana IN
another a tin wheel that looked like a
horizontal churn. in which were num-
Der of printed slips costing 10 cents
each, somewhat resembling a grab bag.
TIE CANDIDATES.
The candidates for the numerous
prizes were as follows:
Handsome Gold Headed Cane-Candi-
dates. N. Bertrand and d. Lemire.
Two pretty. black-eyed girls. Miss Mag
Gle Haniey and Miss Louise Lemire,
were in charge of the canyassing board.
Complete set of Chambers Encyclo-
psedia-Alf St Pierre. JohI$OliYier,
Alice Chiquourne. Stella Smallee,
Blanche Bigue, Joseph Paradis.
Gold Watch-Little Miss Annie Mi
ron. Viva PrOvencheT and Ida lie Clair,
Gold Nccklace-Nliss Jennie Genois
and Miss Miron.
Besides the above was lot valued at
500. on Rice sIeet. presented by St.
Aubin & Dion. on which tickets sold for
81.
The committee on arrangements is as
follows: President, II. .. DufreSne;
J. b. Olivier. L. \. Dion, Alfred Du-
fresno, Dr.. p Marshall, Il. QueSnlc,
Alfred St. Pierre. Octave Seward, Moses
Bertrand Z. r. Dufresne. FIX. Gravel.
The attendants at the various tables are
as follows:
ST. Louis Table-Mme. Alfred Du-
fresno, Nine. Edward Langeyin, Nine.
!. Z. st. Aubin, and Nine. K, K. Du-
fresno.
West St. Paul Table-3Ime Achille
Michaud, Nine. p. J. Bigue, Nine. DR..
W. Z. Aubin, Miles Nora and Jennie
Carbeau.
St. Antoine Table-Mme. Beion, Nine.
|. M0rrisSette and MesdameS Louis and
NeStor Salmon.
Price Table-Mlles Matilda st. Jean,
Caroline Lemire. Marie Leduc, Jennie
Gabril and Philomene Picote.
Perfumery Table - Madem0iselles
Jennie Oliver, Jennie St. Aubin and
Emma Lrngeyin.
Fruit Table - Miles. Elvina Mar
chand. Emma and Mattel Gravel.
Flower Paviiion-MlleS. Ida DufreSne
and Louise Olivier.
Fancy ATtcleS-MlleS. Stella DufreSne
and Flora Geryais.
Lunch Tablc-Mme. Jean GenOis and
assistant Nine Joseph Leclair.
The tables are very attractive, and
contain many articles imported from
Paris. The largest crowds are expected
Friday and Saturday evenings.
ENTRR NOUS.
The homeliest man in st. Paul will be
sure of ''ze grande welcome
Watch me strike his ribs said a
pretty one. as she sailed across the
hO0r. to a man of a hammered silver
eountenance. and extracted dime from
his capaciOus pocket.
''Parlez vous FrancaiS?" asked the
black-eyed beauty of one of the visitors.
'Yah, he replied. ''but l can not take
re vote Zis eve"
Fathers Bigot and Portal were at
every booth, and their silver dollars
followed their name Oh every book.
'Music Box" voice entire Joseph
ROuleau ct Albert Delisie.
The well known French pOliteneSS
characteriZeS every request for vote.
Que tout lie monde soft au pOSte!
Une splendide came a pOmmeau d
or; candidatS N. NJ. DOSithee Lemire ct
Noise Bertrand, pere.
A smoking room and refreShment
hall for light drinks is provided.
Chants, musique ct mile autreS at
fractions touS les sOirs du bazaar.
The booths were well patronized last
evening, but the largest flow of dust is
expected tomorrow and Saturday even
ings.